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BasicChatMods  Popular! (More than 5000 hits)
Version: v7.21
by: funkydude [More]
Type /bcm to configure BasicChatMods, a basic and modular approach to chat customization.

By default BCM will allow you to drag your chat frames to the very edge of the screen, the remaining customization is done in BCM's modules which can be enabled or disabled at will.

A few of the current modules include:
  • Button Hiding
  • Channel Name Customization
  • Chat Copy
  • Font Customization
  • Chat Frame Justification
  • Player Name Customization
  • Real Id Class Coloring
  • Sticky Customization
  • Tell Target
  • Timestamp Customization
  • URL Copy

Class Colors: Are already provided by Blizzard, right-click chat frame tab > Settings > Tick Boxes
Combat Log Timestamps: Are already provided by Blizzard, right-click combat log tab > Settings > Formatting > Show Timestamp. Repeat this for every combat log, e.g. "Self", "Everything", "What happened to me?", "Kills".
v7.21: toc bump

v7.2:
-BCM now includes the LibChatAnims library to prevent BCM blocking talent changes for some users.

-AltInvite: fix inviting people that log on.
-BNet: Add option to remove the "person" icon from chat.
-ChatCopy: Lots of code cleanup, remove icons from text to prevent copying issues, fix GUI description.
-Highlight: Scan instance chat for highlights, don't highlight your own chat.
-Timestamp: Clicking the timestamp for single-line copy now also includes the timestamp.
-URLCopy: Complete re-write for simplification and future proofing. (new TLD non-English languages and virtually any words like .book will be legitimate sites)

v7.1:
-AltInvite: New module, alt-click names in chat to invite them to group.
-ChannelNames: BATTLEGROUND >> INSTANCE_CHAT
-EditBox: New TOP/BOTTOM selection.
-InviteLinks: Completely removed. Replaced by AltInvite.
-Sticky: BATTLEGROUND >> INSTANCE_CHAT
-Timestamps: Replaced chatline copy popup with a custom one
-URLCopy: Replaced popup with a custom one, make links in BNET broadcasts clickable

v7.01: bnet bugfix

v7:
-Now supports on-demand chats frames (pet battle log, bnet popup whispers, etc)
-Chatcopy functionality now coverts raid icons into {rt} symbols for easy copying
-Timestamps are now clickable, clicking a timestamps shows a popup allowing you to copy a specific line of chat. Makes it easier to copy specific lines of chat than using the standard chatcopy functionality.

v6.92: Fix an issue introduced in v2.9 which prevented users from disabling timestamps, add an extra check to prevent a rare error.

v6.9: Fade: Rewrite fade module, should no longer cause taints.
ChatCopy: Moved away from double-click, now shift-click to copy.
URLCopy: Improved URL detection.
Playernames: Bugfixes.
History: Bugfixes.

v6.8: some taint & bugfixes

v6.77: toc bump

v6.75: Some code improvements
koKR update
fix zhCN font

v6.70: fix taints, improve config

v6.65: bump toc, tweak config, fix some taint issues

v6.62: realid bugfix

v6.61: toc update

v6.60: EditBox: Allow hiding of the background.
EditBox: Allow modification of size.
Config: convert some dropdowns into sliders
History: don't clear all chat at login (removing gmotd, etc)
URLCopy: attempt at improving pattern matching

v6.52: Font: Now applies font changes to the editbox also, not just the chat frame.
PlayerNames: minor tweak
4.1 toc bump

v6.50: BNet: Add support for replacing real names with character names for those that want to record movies and preserve the privacy of their friends.
GMOTD: Delay printing the gmotd even longer if it's not available due to lag.
PlayerNames: Bugfix not applying to certain cross realm players, bugfix bracket configuration sometimes not appearing.

v6.41: fix a bug introduced in v6.40 that removed the player name in the highlight module
v6.40: 1 new module: History, grants the ability to change how many lines of chat history your chat frames remember
Re-GMOTD & ChatFrame Resize: these features were previously in the Core and have been moved into their own modules
WoWAce localization system is up and some translations have been implemented
BattleNet: Added ability to customize/remove player brackets, fix coloring chat links instead of names
ChannelNames: You can now customize custom channels that you've joined, add support for French and traditional Chinese
ChatCopy: You can now turn off the tooltip hint, increased copy box size
Font: Add support for Russian/Chinese/etc fonts
InviteLinks: Also scan custom channels
PlayerNames: Added ability to customize/remove player brackets, added option to color player names that Blizz misses (player login, channel join, etc)
Resize: Restricted to a sensible minimum size

v6.30: 2 new disabled modules: AutoLog, PlayerNames
2 new enabled modules: BNet Color, Highlight
Timestamps: Bugfix, color can now be correctly turned off
InviteLinks: Bugfix, [inv ] appearing instead of [inv]
Core: re-display the guild motd 10 seconds after logging on

v6.20: Font: If SharedMedia is available, use it's fonts in the Font module
Sticky: Add Real ID whisper/conversation to the sticky dropdown
Editbox: Change to classic mode (hidden) when using this module
Channelnames/Sticky: remove options table when disabled
Channelnames/Timestamps: only attach to chatframes we're using

v6.10: New basic modules: TellTarget, InviteLinks.
URLCopy: Improved popup style.
Timestamps: Re-wrote, no longer depends on Blizz timestamps or channelnames module, allows more customization.

v6.00: Now customizable via an in-game configuration screen

v5.00: re-designed every module, added new font outline module that's disabled by default, hopefully fixed the random issue of the scrolldown button disappearing.

v4.10: Delay the loading of custom timestamps to prevent a taint resulting in WoW asking you to disable BCM. Tweaks to URLCopy and ChannelName modules.

v4.05: toc update, fix a minor error from the urlcopy popup

v4.04: Prevent the scrolldown module from loading if the button hide module is disabled.
-Russian Locale & misc bugfixes

v4.02: Fix some bugs with the scrolldown button showing/hiding.
Clamp the BNToastFrame so it doesn't cut out the screen when moving the chat frame.

v4.00: If you're using Blizz timestamps, re-select it from Interface>Social to avoid double-stamping/no-stamping
NEW: Scrolldown module, Moves the "scroll down" Blizzard button to the top-right side of the chat frame and shows if you're not at the very bottom
CHANGED: Re-wrote CopyChat, now requires you to double-click the chat tab, no longer uses an extra button
CHANGED: Re-wrote URLCopy, should work like before, just simplified
UPDATED: Tweaked most modules code & documentation
NEW: German localization for channelnames module
UPDATED: Russian localization
CHANGED: Renamed resize_chatframe module to dont_disable, as it contains misc functions that should not be disabled
CHANGED: Moved ability to use keyboard arrows/edit text in the editbox from the editbox module to the dont_disable module

v3.75: Added Russian support for channel replacements
Re-wrote most of the explanations in the modules
Really fix timestamping lines that Blizzard misses, like loot, etc
Check BNet whispers/conversations for URL's
Various tweaks around most modules

v3.70: NEW resize chatframe module. Allows you to resize chatframes to any Height/Width you like instead of those restricted by Blizz.
NEW now uses the Blizzard timestamp to also stamp any chat messages that Blizz misses, assuming you have it enabled.
ADDED some extra documentation to the buttons module explaining how to show certain buttons.

v3.65: NEW fade module, it changes the default Blizzard fade values so that your chat frames fade out COMPLETELY like pre-3.3.5 chat frames did. As always you can disable it by reading the disable modules.txt file.

v3.60: NEW Timestamps Customize module, customize the Blizzard timestamps, default is to return the style to the old BCM style, but you need to turn them on in Blizz config.
FIXED edit box is back at the top.
FIXED chat frame can be placed at the edge of the screen again.
FIXED copychat icon now only shows on-demand again, generally improved the module.
REMOVED Scroll module, 3.3.3 compatibility.

v3.59: Chat Scroll & Timestamps disabled in 3.3.5, implemented into the game. All modules now have 3.3.5 forward compatibility. Few TLD additions to URLCopy. Fix PARTY_GUIDE. Chat Copy icon moved for 3.3.5, also only shows when mousing over the chat tab (buggy) on 3.3.5, for now. EditBox no longer moved in 3.3.5 due to permanent tabs, might change this by hiding tabs manually. Next update after EU gets the patch...

v3.51 - Fix Party Leader chat not registering URL's

v3.5 - merged timestamps module into channelnames module, removed font module, various modules cleanups, shrink Party Leader to PL.

v3.32 - toc update

v3.31 - remove wow 3.0 compat, toc update

v3.3 - wow 3.1 fixes to prevent chat breakage

v3.2 - Major bugfix with blizz timestamps enabled in blizz combat log (the combat log would break)

v3.1 - Release
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Old 10-12-10, 03:35 PM  
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Kicko!

Hi! I have a bit of an issue clicking through the editbox when it's up top for tabbing, could it be made clickthrough or maybe something else that would not interfere with the chat tabs?

Thanks Bigwigs.
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Old 10-12-10, 01:09 PM  
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Originally posted by ckaotik
This happened when I whispered one link to a friend, trying to get his addon (out of question here) and my chat addon to link it. So I tried differenct versions, and none of them triggered a link!
Outgoing whispers aren't created into links on purpose. Try whispering them to yourself.
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Old 10-02-10, 04:57 AM  
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Re: Re: Pressing up arrow no longer supported?

I have the same problem i even tried to reset the settings to defalut but that still didnt work ... any other sugestions?


Works fine for me, try right clicking your chat tab and resetting it to default.

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Originally posted by Elite_Gamer04
Just wondering if I've gone mad or not.. but I used to be able to press the up arrow and it would have what I had previously typed so I could say it again without re-typing.

No longer supported?
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Old 08-17-10, 09:23 AM  
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Hey there!

I've been using BCM for a while now and simply love it. There are however two things disturbing that impression ...
First: When initiating a private chat (classic chat frame layout) the new chat window shows up, is docked and everything is fine. Except for the frame backdrop (still the default one), its position (these chat frames have once again the whole hitrect-inset, so it's horribly out of place) and the chat buttons to the side (I personally don't *really* care about them, but just to complete this list). This happens on both situations - completely new characters without any settings as well as "senior" characters that have been played and toyed around with the options for a long time.

The second part is this one: Usually, urls in chats get linked properly. There are however often situations where they're not. Some of those are teamspeak urls or urls in the mixed style "our.cool-server.com:1337". Those are not that great, but I rarely encounter those links. What is annoying, though, is this:
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[16:59] Zu [Tilah]: http://wowprogramming.com/forums/development/84
[16:59] Zu [Tilah]:  link: http://wowprogramming.com/forums/development/84
[16:59] Zu [Tilah]:  link: http://wowprogramming.com/forums/development/84.htm
[16:59] Zu [Tilah]:  link: http://wowprogramming.com/forums/development/84.html
[17:00] Zu [Tilah]:  link: wowprogramming.com/forums/development/84
[17:00] Zu [Tilah]:  link: www.wowprogramming.com/forums/development/84
[17:00] Zu [Tilah]:  link: http://www.wowprogramming.com/forums/development/84
This happened when I whispered one link to a friend, trying to get his addon (out of question here) and my chat addon to link it. So I tried differenct versions, and none of them triggered a link!
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Old 07-25-10, 11:24 AM  
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I'm willing to bet you won't get that error if BCM is the only addon loaded. If you are, then simply re-install the addon. But it's more likely you updated/installed another addon that's doing something it shouldn't be.
Originally posted by Aisenfaire
Getting this error with v4.04 when I first type into a channel:



What "seems" and what truly is are two different things. It has not changed.
Originally posted by weasoug
also it seems the copy is limited more. ie how much it shows.
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Old 07-24-10, 04:46 AM  
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Getting this error with v4.04 when I first type into a channel:

Code:
Interface\AddOns\BasicChatMods\channelnames.lua:76: attempt to call field '?' (a nil value)
Count: 1

Call Stack:
[C]: in function `?'
Interface\AddOns\BasicChatMods\channelnames.lua:76: in function <Interface\AddOns\BasicChatMods\channelnames.lua:66>
(tail call): ?
Interface\FrameXML\ChatFrame.lua:2937: in function `ChatFrame_MessageEventHandler'
Interface\FrameXML\ChatFrame.lua:2491: in function <Interface\FrameXML\ChatFrame.lua:2484>
[C]: in function `ChatFrame_OnEvent'
[string "*:OnEvent"]:1: in function <[string "*:OnEvent"]:1>
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Old 07-23-10, 07:18 PM  
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Always nice to see what you have done. but im not too into the



also it seems the copy is limited more. ie how much it shows. to copy.
not ness a bad thing.

but maybe you could add the copy from dd click the frame to right click and at the bottom of the settings tag.
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Old 07-19-10, 04:07 PM  
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Originally posted by funkydude
Should be fixed in v4.02
Keep in mind that if you take the chat frame right to the very edge, Blizzard will flip the toast frame to the other side, so it's best to keep it 0.1mm off or so.
Your just awsome! Thank you once again
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Old 07-19-10, 12:07 PM  
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Originally posted by funkydude
Interface>Social
Change Style
IM>Classic

Blizz did that in 3.3.5
oh... good to know, I was 3 month inactive :P
thank you
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Old 07-19-10, 05:34 AM  
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Interface>Social
Change Style
IM>Classic

Blizz did that in 3.3.5

Originally posted by blizzart
Hi, I have one problem: The chat input bar is alltime to see.
Is there any way to disappear it ?
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Old 07-19-10, 03:21 AM  
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Hi, I have one problem: The chat input bar is alltime to see.
Is there any way to disappear it ?
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Old 07-18-10, 06:44 PM  
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Should be fixed in v4.02
Keep in mind that if you take the chat frame right to the very edge, Blizzard will flip the toast frame to the other side, so it's best to keep it 0.1mm off or so.

Originally posted by Amberose
Thankyou
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Originally posted by funkydude

I'll look into it, probably end up just setting it clamped to screen and see what happens.
Thankyou
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Originally posted by Corgyll
Hey Funky.

After this last update my scroll down/up buttons appear above the scrolldown-button, as in above and outside the chatframe.
But at first they were in their proper spots.
My laymans guess is that they're linked like that and some obscure hook or something aligned them like that after a while.

Well i don't know, just thought i'd let you know.
Sounds like you've disabled the buttons module. If you want to keep it disabled, then you will also need to disable the scrolldown module. If you've not disabled it, try deleting the BCM addon folder and re-installing it.

Originally posted by ministoat
great chat mod!

I have a question - is there a way to remove the brackets around the "[Toonname]"?

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In theory yes, in this addon, no.

Originally posted by Amberose
Hi, awsome work as always, love the double click feature of the chat tabs for copying text. So much better than having the icon in the corner all the time, thanks

I have a little request about the Toastbox that appears above the chat frame for RealID messages. I was just wondering if it's possible to make it re-align with the chat frame when you have the buttons module enabled? Basically i have my chat frame to the left of my screen which with buttons hidden means i can move it much further to the left. The only problem is the toast box is out of line witht he chat frame and gets half cut of the screen

I know its not a big thing and maybe not even worth your time bothering with and i have found an addon to allow me to move the toast box to where i want it, but it would just be nice if i didnt need a seperate add-on just for that.

Either way, thanks for all the work you put into this mod. Would be lost without it
I'll look into it, probably end up just setting it clamped to screen and see what happens.
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Old 07-18-10, 05:09 AM  
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Hey Funky.

After this last update my scroll down/up buttons appear above the scrolldown-button, as in above and outside the chatframe.
But at first they were in their proper spots.
My laymans guess is that they're linked like that and some obscure hook or something aligned them like that after a while.

Well i don't know, just thought i'd let you know.
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